The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-24

4 noble heart, with generous impulses,
never begrudges the kind things that are
said about a fellow man.-Wilson Mirror.
True. Brother Blount. The GOLD LEAF
is always rejoiced at the kind things said
about the generous and big hearted, pol
ished and brilliant-mindcd editor of the
Mirror
Without organization you can have no
Experimentation cooperation you ca
have no System-withOut system you can
have acknowledgements Farme
| This is the true gospel of success for the
farmer. Let every farmer in Vance county
be here on the first Saturday in December,
and join the Farmers Alliance.
Mr.. James 4. Stallings has been making
! large additions to his stock of ladies' dress
goods, notions, trimmings, buttons, gents
furnishing goods, &c, lately, and invites
his friends to call and examine the same
Ii shows larger and better assortment
/ than heretofore and his trade is increasing
correspondingly. Mr.. Stalings' prices are
reasonable, always.
| Col. Burgwyn informs lis that he has
! written to Hon. John Robinson, Commits
/ siOner of Agriculture, and Col. L. l..
t Polk, editor of the PrOgresssUe FIrmer, to
be present and address the Farmers Con
ventiOn here on the first Saturday in De-
cember, and both gentleman have signified
their acceptance and promise to attend
This will be good news to the farmers OF
the county Let there be big turn out Oh
hat occasion.
! A fair idea Of the knowledge the average
| North Carolina editor, has about farming
is had from the following paragraph which
we see going the rounds of the State press
The Henderson GOLD LEAF has beer
feaSting on sweet potatoes that measured
q inches in diameter, from the farm Of Mr.
E. G. BrOdie, near town.
There was slight mistake in the words
used in indicating the size of that potato
br lthren. 1t should have been circum-
ference, instead of diameter-aS we after
! wards stated.
! Manager Sam Burwell promises the Hen
derson amusement-loving public a number
of excellent attractions this season. The
Kate Bensberg English Opera Company
will appear here about the middle of De-
cember, and the Levy Opera Company
about the oath, and probably the Boston
! Ouintette Club about Jan. 18th We notice
among the members of the Kate Bensherg
Company the name of Mr.. Ross David, the
tenor, who was here with Miss Clara Lou
ise Kellogg Mr.. Burwell deserves credit
for his efforts tot give us entertainments 10y
such excellent companies as these.
Our Ringwood correspondent, &C. E.
NJ :" writing under date of the 22nd, says
Mr. H. A. Sledge an aged and highly es-
teemed gentleman died at his home near
Brinkleyville last Saturday. lie was truly
a good man and citizen, and leaves many
friends and relations to mourn his loss. Mr..
Sledge was 80 years of age. The Nash
county tobacco farmers MeSsrs. Avent,
Saunders, and others, who were here re-
Gently with fine lots of the weed returned
home highly pleased with the result of
their sal les, and will continue to sell their
tobacco i'll the Henderson market.
For THE LADIEs-The special attention
of the ladies is carried to the fact that Mr..
J. A. StallingS has accepted the agency i'll
Henderson for the Universal Pattern
C0mpany'S celebrated goods, and can fur
nisiI any style pattern for ladies and chill
dren's garments. Absolutely pcrfcct-fit-
ting and unapproached by any other pat
tern. Fall and winter styles now ready
Call and examine them.
-.~Asb~~--
For THREE NIGHTs-The Rose Osborne
Dramatic Company will commence a three
nights .cnga cement at Burwell Hall this
evening. This company is said to be one
of the best that has yet visited our town
1t carries its own orchestra and corne
band, and numbers over twenty people il
all. They will open tonight in the very
successful play "Fortune's Fool" and Ou1
thea ire going citizens are promised fint
entertainment.
AN APPEAL TO BELINQUESTs.-Now il
the winter of our discomfort by reason @
lack of money. Make it glorious summer
10y pouring shekels into our Golfers until WI
can't rest and are forced to hire hand t.
. 60 around with us to " tote" our wealth
/ AS IL was Nlittcl dlOlclliIic, We dlC Ill uct'
, earnest, O, thou brother, who art ava!
/, back yonder in the woods, a dark horse il
< the brush, with your subscription. Walk
D up, come running to the front and let IL
finger the dollars of our daddies"
in your posseSsiOn-a little.
, THE BOARD OF TRADE.-Our excellent
, enterprising young photographer, Geo. NJ
Newell, is getting up a picture of tn
members of the Tobacco Board of Trade
1t will be splendid piece of work whel
finished \ few of the members have no
yet had their pictures taken," and the
: should do so at once as Mr.. Newell is anS
\ iousto complete it. This will be hand
some souvenir Of the Trade, showing al
{ the members in body, and will doubt
IL less be highly priced by them, and MI
I Newells enterprise duly appreciated.
DANvILLE TOBACCO FAIR.-Our G:
C teemed friend Capt. Ed. NJ. Pace, Secretary
II has placed the GOLD LEAF under obligs
y grand Tobacco Fair to be held in Danvillt
l. Va, Nov. oath, 9th and 10Th. The invits
:, tons are handsomely executed upon folde
c cards, which display Autographed ma
of that famous bright tobacco section {
q Virginia and North Carolina, with the raj
II roads, cities, etc, of the two States, Dal
~ Vile being the center of this section. Att